প্রকাশ: 21/03/2023
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is now doing politics over road accidents
after being failure in movement.
"After practicing constant negative politics and making
falsehood, BNP is now passing such a situation that if a person dies in a
lightning strike, the party is getting involved in putting its blame on the
government," he said in a statement.
Condemning and protesting a statement of BNP secretary
general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir over a road accident that took place on
Sunday, he said Fakhrul's remarks over the road accident was politically
motivated and fabricated one.
"But, the country's road communication sector was the
most neglected sector during the BNP regime," Quader, also the road
transport and bridges minister, said.
He said after assuming power, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
gave the most priority to the road communication sector and now a revolutionary
change is now visible in this sector under her skilled leadership.
"BNP is ashamed of acknowledging this truth," he
added.
Seeking eternal peace of the departed souls of those who
killed in the road accident occurred yesterday and expressing sympathy to the
bereaved families, the road transport and bridges minister said: "Every
death is painful. We do not want any death on roads. Road condition was not
responsible for the accident took place at Kutubpur under Shibganj upazila in
Madaripur."
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is relentlessly working
to bring discipline back on the road and transport sector.
Meanwhile, Quader said, the long-cherished rules were
formulated under the Road Transport Act-2018 and the works continue to
gradually upgrade the country's national highways into six lanes.
"The accident-prone zones have been made risk-free
under a project and initiatives have been taken to make other spots free from
risk. Necessary signs and signals are being installed," he said.
Four rest corners were built in Sirajganj, Cumilla, Habiganj
and Magura for transport drivers carrying goods, the road transport minister
said.
He said mandatory refreshment training on skill and
awareness are being imparted to drivers before reissuing licenses.
During the 2021-2022, training was given to 62,900
professional drivers and this programme continues, Quader added.
As per the instruction of the prime minister, dupe test reports have been taken while issuing and reissuing licenses to the professional drivers.
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